Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-11
EASTERN NEWS.
A Wisconsin Variety The
atre Takes Fire
AND ELEVEN PERSONS PERISH.
Father McGlynn's Excommunica-
tiOn not Proclaimed Yes
terday i'm the Churches.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
HURLEY, Wis, July 10.-A fire
broke out on the stage of the Alcazar
theater at 8 o'clock last night, and
within an hour the entire business
part of the town was in flames, while
eleven persons had perished in the
theater. The charred remains of nine
people have have been taken from the
ruins. The loss in full is $500, 900.
The Alcazar was variety theater,
chiefly frequented by miners, and was
one Of the resorts of unsavory repute
associated with the notorious dance
houses of mining regions. Only a
small audience had gathered when
the fire broke out, and they scrambled
out in a hurry. Several actors how
ever, rushed up stairs to save their
wardrobes, and when they sought to
escape they found that they were
hemmed in on all sides, the flames
having spread through the wooden
building with incredible rapidity.
How they struggled to flee will never
be known, as none of them except
Sadie Wells and Mabel Powers were
ever seen again.
HORRIBLE SCENES.
The former appeared at the second
story window and called piteously on
the crowd outside to save her, but be-
fore a hand could be raised the flames
reached her and communicated to.her
clothing. She made frantic effort to
jump through the window, and then
with a piercing shrek fell into the
furnace below. Mabel Powers reached
a third-story window, from which she
jumped, and was SO badly injured
that her recovery is doubtful. Among
those who perished in the theatre
were: Frank Young, Sadie McCabe
and Jackson, colored comedians; Til
lie Moore, song and dance artist; Ma
bel Goodrich and husband, Sadie
Wells, Mrs. Fenton and two or three
others, whose names are not known.
SPREAD OF THE FIRE.
The Alcazar was in the very heart
of the city and it was a mass of flames
in very short time. The fire seemed
to leap from building to building until
several blocks became like roaring
ovens and it was not long before every
business house between Third and
Fifth avenues were in flames. All the
efforts to get the fire under control
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reinforced by scores of volunteers,
sent its puny streams against the walls
of flames, but had to retreat as the
fire swept on resistlessly, and it did
not stop until material for it to feed
upon was lacking. , ,s- col,
HEAVY LOSSES.
The individual losses are as follows
Moore, McFarran & Co., merchan-
disc and clothing, $50, 0,000 Moore, Ag-
new d Co., general hardware, $40 900
Heineman Bros 4 Co., dry goods,
$25 900; Cohn & MINI, general mer-
chandise, $4,000; Bell & Langdon,
$40, 900; Carrothers Bros stock of
liquors, $4,000; J. B Langlois, saloOn
and household goods, $4,000; Lennon 4
Foster, drugs, $4,000; proprietors Of
''The Fair" $4,000; John f. Burton,
sixteen buildings, $4,000; Chas. Le-
claire, 'Alcazar Theatre, $25 900; ID. p.
Mcneil, saloon and household, $40 900 {;
p. S. Birdie, wholesale liquors, $4,000 {;
A. f. Gallagher, law library, $4,000
Peaske Bros, groceries, building,
$11 900; c. Perrin, restaurant, $4,000
F. A. Day, hardware, $4,000; J. Ridge
man, saloon and restaurant, $4,000.